THEME OF THE CONFERENCE: NEW FRONTIERS IN TUBERCULOSIS AND CHEST DISEASES

TIME HALL A HALL B

Meetings

8.00 A.M. – 9.00 A.M. REGISTRATION

9.00 A.M. –10.00 A.M. Session on “Selected oral presentations for awards” Chairpersons: Dr. P. Kumar Dr. K.S. Sachdeva Dr. Prahlad Prabhudesai* Tuberculosis  and  Disability  ‐

adjusted  life  years  (DALYs)  in 

Mumbai 

Scientific Programme  69th National Conference on Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases (NATCON 2014) 

DAY 1:‐ 6.2.2015 ‐ 9.00 AM to 5.30 PM 

            Mangesh Jagdhane

Cost  analysis  of  diagnostic algorithms  for  pulmonary tuberculosis using Gene Xpert in different  combinations  with sputum microscopy and x‐ray 

           V.K. Chadha 

SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY OF BERLIN  QUESTIONNAIRE  IN DETECTION  OF  OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA 

              Kamaljeet Singh 

Profile of providers  approached by  TB  patients  from  first  onset of  TB  symptoms  till  first initiation  of  ATT,  Mumbai  and Patna 

                Akshaya Patil 

Public‐Private  Partnerships  for Tuberculosis  Control  in  India:  What Lessons can be drawn  for 

Strengthening  Health  Systems towards  Universal  Health Coverage? 

        Solomon Salve 

Treatment  interruptions  during intensive  phase  among  new smear  positive  TB  patients taking treatment under DOTS  in Bengaluru  city  during  2010‐11 and  its  association  with outcome:    retrospective  record‐based analysis 

S.K. Tripathy

10.00 AM – 10.45 A.M.

TAI Oration Drug resistance among TB cases and its clinical implications Dr. K.K. Chopra Chairpersons: Dr. L.S. Chauhan Dr. V.K. Arora Dr. Niraj Kulshrestha Dr. Rohit Sarin  

10.45 AM- 11.45 A.M. Panel discussion on “Laboratory

Management under RNTCP” Moderator: Dr. Prahlad Kumar Members 1. Dr K.S. Sachdeva 2. Dr Ranjani Ramchandran 3.Dr Gomati 4. Dr Dayal 5. Dr Pranab Patel

11.45 A.M. – 12.30P.M.

Lupin TAI Oration Dr. Arun Bamne* Mumbai's response to Drug resistant TB episode and Urban TB control Model Chairpersons: Dr. K.C. Mohanty* Dr. Yatin Dholakia*

12.30 P.M. – 1.30 P.M. Panel discussion on “Paediatric Tuberculosis” Moderator: Dr. V.K. Arora Members Dr. Soumya Dr. Sangeeta Sharma Dr. Mamtha Lala Dr. K.K. Chopra

Lunch 1.30 PM – 2.00 PM

Meet the Expert

2.00 PM - 2.30 PM O.A Sarma Guest Lecture Dr. M.M. Puri Chairpersons: Dr. Rohit Sarin Dr. S.K. Katiyar Dr. Yatin Dholakia*

2.00 PM – 2.45 PM Session on “Epidemiological aspects of Tuberculosis” Chairpersons: Dr. Niraj Kulshrestha Dr. U. Khalid Dr.V.K. Chadha Study  on  prevalence  and  clinical  profile  of diabetes  and  pre‐diabetes  among  1000  TB patients diagnosed at our Institute 

             Anita A. Saibannavar 

Profile of Osteoarticular Tuberculosis in children

              Ira Shah 

Socio‐demographic profile of DR‐TB 

            K. Anupama Murthy 

Operation  Asha  using  eDetection  technology Application  for  improved  results  in  active  case findings and contact tracing 

              Shelly Batra 

Retrospective  study  of  pattern  of  Age  and  sex distribution  in  New  smear  positive  cases  in Tuberculosis Unit , GGH ,Vijayawada 

             N. Kumar Varma 

Legitimacy of non‐tuberculous mycobacterium  in a TB endemic region: a hospital‐based study 

Ajoy Verma

2.30 PM - 3.30 PM Central TB Division Symposium on “Contribution of RNTCP to TB Control” Chairpersons

2.45 PM – 3.30 PM Session on “Advances in diagnostics of TB” Chairpersons: Dr. M.Hanif Dr. Camilla Rodrigues*

Dr. L.S. Chauhan Dr. Soumya Dr. K.K. Chopra Topics 1. TB Control in India – Perspectives and pathways towards elimination 2. The Challenge of Missing Millions 3. Towards Universal DST and DST guided treatment

Lecture………. Concept report on presentation of laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis

Shaheen Research Papers………. Overdiagnosis  of  Tuberculosis  and  Role  of 

Tuberculin Test 

                          Ira Shah 

RAPID  SPS  IDENTIFICATION  OF  NON TUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA   BY MOLECULAR GENETIC ASSAY  FROM  CULTURE 

                         Chitra C. Iravatham 

Haemotological  profile  of  smear  positive  new Pulmonary Tuberculosis 

                         Anupama Murthy 

Role of  the  chest  x‐ray  in  the diagnosis of  intra‐thoracic childhood tuberculosis 

Syed Hissar

3,.30 P.M. – 4.15 P.M.

Discussion on “Controversies in RNTCP”

(a) Whether DOTS should be given.

(b) Treatment should be daily or intermittent.

 

Chairpersons 

Dr. P. Kumar 

Dr. Niraj Kulshrestha 

Dr.  T. Jayalakshmi*  

View:  Dr. S.K. Katiyar 

Counterview: Dr. Naresh Patel 

3.30 PM – 3.50 PM Session on “Clinical Aspects and Therapeutic Aspects of Tuberculosis” Chairpersons: Dr. K.B. Gupta Dr. Salil Bendre* CHEST WALL MASS DUE TO TUBERCULOSIS: CASE REPORT OF 3 CASES 

                Bharath Kathi 

Tuberculosis and Diabetes 

              Tanay Joshi 

Concomitant  Pulmonary  tuberculosis  and lepromatous leprosy with type 2 lepra reaction  in a single individual: A Case report 

Srikant Agarwal

4.15 P.M. – 5.00 P.M.

Symposium on “Brochogenic Carcinoma” Chairpersons Dr. D. Behera -

 3.50 PM – 4.45  PM  Session on “Advances in Respiratory Diseases”  Chairpersons: Dr. M.M. Puri Dr. Anand Jaiswal

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Dr.Shashidhar Buggi Coordinator Dr. Murad Lala *

Dr. Ashwani Khanna Smoking 

             O.A. Sarma 

Community‐based  screening  for  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among elderly  in an urban area of South India 

          Ramesh Chand Chauhan 

SPUTUM  BACTERIOLOGICAL  PROFILE  AND ANTIBIOGRAM  IN  EXACERBATIONS  OF BRONCHIECTASIS 

            N.K. Aslam 

BACTERIA  CONTAMINATING  SPUTUM  IN  COPD PATIENTS 

         Sangeeta Mahale 

Pleural  effusions  in  6  months  period  in Government  General  Hospital,  Vijayawada  ‐‐  A Cross sectional Study 

            Laxmikanth 

Effect of Hatha yogasanas on  the  lung  functions in healthy volunteers 

             R.Chella

Utility of non‐invasive ventilation  (NIV)  in  type  II respiratory failure 

               Bharath Kathi 

To  study  the prevalence,  risk  factors and  clinical profile  of  Asthma‐COPD  Overlap  Syndrome (ACOS) 

                Ravinder Malik 

4.45 PM – 5.30 PM Session on “ ACSM & Socio-behavioural aspects of Tuberculosis” Chairpersons: Dr. K.S. Sachdedva Successful engagement of chemists (medical shop owners) in TB care and control ‐ A success story 

               Vikas Panibatla 

Knowledge  of  private  practitioners  of  Bangalore city regarding diagnosis, treatment of pulmonary TB and compliance with case notification 

               V.K. Chadha 

Tuberculosis  treatment  outcomes  in  substance‐

abuse patients of Nagaland, India 

              Rahul Shenoy 

Effect  of  a  structured  teaching  programme  on 

knowledge  regarding  pulmonary  rehabilitation 

among  patients  with  Chronic  Obstructive 

Pulmonary Disease 

               K. Venugopal 

Patient pathways  to TB Care, Mumbai slums 

              Akshaya Patil 

CAN SELF HELP GROUPS BE THE LINK FOR ACSM EFFORTS?  BASELINE  FINDINGS  FROM VIRUDHUNAGAR DISTRICT OF TAMIL NADU 

             Saju Joseph 

Patient's  perceptions  about  the  implementation of  Revised  National  Tuberculosis  Control Programme 

         S.K. Verma

Impact  of  integrated  ACSM  strategies  on  TB knowledge  and  awareness  levels  in  tribal domainant districts of Jharkhand 

         Prashant Kulkarni 

TIME HALL A HALL B Meetings

9.00 AM – 9.45 AM

Session on “Obstructive Airways disease” Moderator: Agam Vora* Speakers

 DAY 2:  ‐   7.2.2015 ‐ 9.00 AM to 5.30 PM

Managing exacerbation of COPD Sanjeev Mehta* Asthma COPD Overlap Syndrome Sundeep Salve* Drug delivery in obstructive airways disease Jaideep Gogtay*

9.45 AM – 10.15 AM

Guest Lecture Dr. O.P. Sharma Chairpersons: Dr. V.K. Arora Dr. Rohit Sarin Dr. Rajendra Prasad

10.15 AM – 11.00 AM

P.K. Sen TAI Gold Medal Oration Progress and Challenges in TB Control: Looking Towards 2025 Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

Chairpersons: Dr. L.S. Chauhan Dr. V.K. Arora Dr. Rohit Sarin Dr. K. Jagannath

11.00 AM – 11.45 AM

. Session on “Interstitial Lung Disease” Moderators: Ashok Mahasur* Alpa Dalal* Speakers Recent Classification Sujit Rajan* Diagnostic approach Prahlad Prabhudesai* Current status of management. Prashant Chhajed*

 

11.45 AM – 12.30 PM

Dr.S.N. Tripathy Memorial Oration Medical thoracoscopy in the management of tuberculous pleural effusion Lt. Genl (Dr.) BNBM Prasad Chairpersons: Dr.L.S. Chauhan Dr.Rohit Sarin Dr. Rajendra Prasad

12.30 P.M. – 1.30 P.M.

Session on “New frontiers in TB” Chairpersons Dr. L.S.Chauhan Dr. S.K. Katiyar Speakers Newer drugs in Tuberculosis Dr. Sarabjeet Chadha Newer diagnostics in Tuberculosis Dr.V.P. Myneedu

Lunch 1.30 PM to 2.00 PM

Joint meeting of Secretaries of State TB Associations & Standing Technical Committee

2.00 PM – 3.00 PM

Symposium on “TB & HIV” Chairpersons Dr. Norman Markowitz Dr. K.S.Sachdeva Dr. Neeta Singla Speakers National level TB-HIV collaboration – Achievements and way forward Dr. Ashok Kumar Immune Reconstitution Syndrome in TB-associated HIV – can we prevent it? Dr. Upasana Agarwal

2.00 PM – 2.45 PM

Session on “TAI -assisted short term research projects” Chairpersons Dr. Surya Kant Dr. Sushil Munjal Dr. K.K.Chopra Air borne infection control ‐ Bacterial and fungal yields of air samples in hospital environment 

                M. Anitha

Rapid  identification  of  Mycobacterium  species  by molecular  method  and  comparisons  with  standard procedure 

                 Ajoy Kumar Verma 

Screening  of  diabetes  mellitus  patients  for  active pulmonary tuberculosis 

M. Krishnappa

Early detection of multidrug  resistant  tuberculosis by 

simple culture methods         

                  G. Divya              

A  comparison  of  clinical,  laboratory  and  radiological 

imaging  in  assessing  prevalence  of  pulmonary tuberculosis among adults in rural Kanchipuram 

               Sunil Kumar Jada

Comparative evaluation of a multiple antigen (GlcB, HspX, MPT51, Ag85B, and PstS1) based diagnostic protocol versus Polymerase Chain Reaction assays (qRT‐PCR  and gel‐based duplex PCR) for rapid and efficient diagnosis of childhood tuberculous meningitis 

               Abhishek Mittal 

3.00 P.M. – 4.00 P.M.

Symposium on “TB and and related issues” Chairpersons: Dr. Ashok Mahashur* Dr. Prashant Chhajed* Speakers Dr. Akshay Parikh* Bio-enhancers and ATT Tuberculosis and ICU

2.45 PM – 3.30 PM

Session on “Research in DR/MDRTB” Chairpersons: Dr. K.S. Sachdeva Dr. Minni Khetarpal* Dr. Rupak Singla Dr. Girija Nair* Investigating  the  factors  associated  with Multi  Drug Resistant‐Tuberculosis in Surat District ‐a Case Control Study 

              Yadav Shiv Kumar 

Ototoxicity  associated  with  usage  of  injectable Kanamycin  in  drug  resistant  TB  patients  (Cat  IV eligible) 

Dr. Khilnani

            Arun Kumar S. Roy

Direct  observation  (DO)  for  drug‐resistant tuberculosis: Do we really DO? 

               Stella Smith 

Causes  and  their  impact  on  outcome  of  MDR‐TB: Analysis of Category IV RNTCP 

              Neha Agrawal 

Antimycobacterial  susceptibility  testing  of  Isoniazid with Narborene as nano carrier 

              Kalai Selvi 

Best  practices  in  managing  MDR‐TB  at  Chest  Clinic Moti Nagar ‐ A doctor‐patient rendezvous 

A.K. Vashist

4.00 PM - 5.00 PM

Symposium on “Respiratory Diseases” Chairpersons Dr. V.K. Arora Dr. Arun Bamne * Dr. Alpa Dalal* Speakers

3.30 PM – 4.15 PM

Session on “Newer innovations in TB Control” Chairpersons: Dr. K.B. Gupta Dr. Ashwani Khanna Dr. Jai Kishan Dr. N. Ramraje* Retrospective  analysis of MDR‐TB patients  registered under  RNTCP  in  a  Public  sector  hospital  of  western region of India 

1. COAD controversies Salil Bendre*

2. What is new in bronchial asthma? Raj Bir Singh*

3. Non-resolving Pneumonias P.P. Roy, Kolkata

4. Newer interventions in management of COPD

Rakesh Chawla

5. Approach to normal looking chest x-ray Rajendra Prasad

                 Mani Tiwari 

A successful example of public‐‐private partnership for 

DOTS implementation 

                   Seema Ingole 

Treatment  outcome  of  pulmonary  tuberculosis patients  taking DOTS Category‐2 of previously  lost  to follow up for treatment 

                 Balbir Malhotra 

Performance,  response  and  outcome  of  treatment under RNTCP in a district Nagpur rural, Maharashtra 

                    AMOL D. KHADSE 

ONE  YEAR  TREATMENT  RESPONSE  OF  CATEGORY  IV REGIMEN IN WESTERN RAJASTHAN UNDER RNTCP 

                   Sunil Kasotia 

Public Private Mix model  for  tuberculosis control  in a rural area of Wardha District 

                 Abhay M. Gaidhane 

5.00 PM

Valedictory

4.15 PM – 5.00 PM

Session on “TB and HIV Co-infection -Collaborative Control Activities” Chairpersons: Dr. Norman Markowitz Dr. Upasana Agarwal Dr. Agam Vora*  Report of integration of TB & HIV control programmes (RNTCP & NACP) at a private medical college 

                 Simhadri Naidu 

Rifampicin  exposure  is  lower  in  HIV‐infected  TB patients  receiving  intermittent  than  daily  anti‐TB treatment 

               A.K. Hemanth Kumar 

HIV  And  Diabetes  Among  Drug  Resistant  TB  (DRTB  ) 

Patients In Nagpur ,India 

              Rajesh D. Deshmukh 

Effect  of  non‐compliance  to  directly  observed treatment  short  course on TB  treatment among HIV‐TB co‐infected adults in Bangalore municipality area 

Arun Mohan

Involving Edu Clowns in Information, Education and Communication activities to promote HIV and TB Co-infection awareness among people living with HIV and AIDS about care and support during treatment

Ms. Mercy Annapoorani

5.00 PM – 5.30 PM

Session on “Assorted Papers” Chairpersons: Dr. M.M. Puri Dr. Anand Jaiswal Dr. Nilkanth Awad*

Cloning  and  expression  of  antigenic  proteins  of pathogenic organisms: special  focus on mycobacterial family 

             Gautam Krishnan 

Outcome of DOTS 

             P.V. Potdar 

A case of silicosis in a chakki mill worker 

               Suhas Tiple 

  

POSTERS              THEMATIC ISSUES ON PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS  

DAY 1  ‐  6.2.2015  

(10.00 A.M. to 12.00 NOON (FORENOON)  

A pilot study on the application of nucleic acid based amplification techniques in detection of biomarkers associated with latent tuberculosis 

      Bagyalakshmi 

To assess knowledge and awareness about TB among college students 

      Ravinandan 

A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS IN SENIOR SCHOOL CHILDREN OF BANGALORE RURAL REGION 

                              Vanaja 

Human rights ‐ TB Disease ‐ Creating awareness 

          P.S. Sarma 

Prospective and Retrospective study of Epidemiological factors of TB in and around B.G.Nagara 

Host Genetics & Tuberculosis

P.P. Aravindan

      Satish Kumar 

Comparison between Molecular Line Probe Assay and Conventional Drug Susceptibility Test for Detection of Multi‐Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR‐TB) 

      S. Saini   

Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first and second life anti‐TB drugs among MDR suspects 

                                         K.K. Chopra 

Telemedicine based approach for the treatment and monitoring of Tuberculosis infected patients among Indian Population

Selvaa Kumar C

Tubercular Mastitis: A case report

AP Kansal

A study of Awareness about Resistant Tuberculosis Among Medical Professionals

N.Snigdha

Demographic And Socio-Economic Risk Factors Among Diabetic And Non-Diabetic Tuberculosis Patients Under Dot In South Delhi, India

K.U. Khayyam

Socio Political and Administrative interventions and role of community participation in TB Control programme in Kasaragod District – An update 

K. Raviprasada

DAY 1  ‐  6.2.2015 

THEMATIC ISSUES ON EXTRA‐PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS 

 

                        (2.00 PM. to 4.00 PM (AFTERNOON)

 

XDR Tuberculosis – that too Extra Pulmonary – a case report 

    Loreen Gujral 

Estimation of the incidence of primary MDR‐TB in the population of a semi urban area in Navi Mumbai 

    Vipul Goyal 

CAPREOMYCIN  INDUCED  ELECTROLYTE  IMBALANCE  IN  13‐YEAR OLD  FEMALE UNDER  CAT‐V  REGIMEN  FOR  EXTENSIVE   DRUG  RESISTANT  PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS 

    Mani Tiwari 

A clinico‐microbiological study of tuberculosis in immunocompetent and immunpromised patients 

    Dipankar Pal 

Comparison of IGRA(INTERFERON GAMMA RELEASE ASSAY) : T‐SPOT.TB Assay , quantiFERON TB GOLD TEST and Tuberculin Skin Test for the evaluation of young children at high risk for  tuberculosis 

    Dinesh 

Performance evaluation of Genotype MTBDRplus assay for rapid diagnosis of non‐tuberculous mycobacteria in smear positive sputum specimens 

    V. Ahmad 

BILATERAL EXTENSIVE PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN A THREE MONTH OLD INFANT 

                          Ravindra Kumar Singh

Shortcomings in Non-DOTS Prescription

A.P. Kansal

Role of Bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in sputum smear negative patients

Vishal Chopra

Pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations in HIV sero-positive patients presenting in a Tertiary care centre

AP Kansal

DAY 2  ‐  7.2.2015 

RESPIRATORY DISEASES 

(10.00 A.M. to 12.00 NOON (FORENOON) 

Tobacco use and its impact on pulmonary health among elderly population in rural   areas of Muzaffarnagar – A cross‐sectional study 

    Rama Shankar 

Marfenoid features with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax 

    Aamir Nadeem 

Non Hodgkins Lymphoma presenting as a chest wall mass 

    Abhijit Ahuja 

HIV AND LUNG CANCER 

    Rajat Chhabra 

Scalp metastases‐‐an unusual presentation of non‐small cell lung cancer prognosis of cutaneous metastases 

    Sunil Nagar 

Stochastic model to detect the HIV and TB patient through socio‐behavioural studies 

    Vinoth 

DAY 2  ‐  7.2.2015 

 

ASSORTED ISSUES 

(2.00 PM to 4.00 PM (AFTERNOON) 

Case Report: A rare case of right sided pleural effusion with polycystic liver disease 

    Monika Keena 

PTB & DVT 

    Rajat Chhabra 

A Case of Pulmonary tuberculosis mimicking as lung carcinoma 

    Abhishek Faye 

Pollution and Pulmones 

    O.A.Sarma 

ASSESS THE DIAGNOSTIC EFFICACY OF NEWER TOOLS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF PAEDIATRIC TUBERCULOSIS 

    H. Vashistha 

A COMPARATIVE MICROSCOPIC & CULTURAL TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSTIC STUDY IN RURAL CHENNAI 

    Karthika Jayakumar 

Geographical and demographic profile of Tuberculosis in pediatric population in Western India 

                             Ira Shah 

Rare presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis as a case of Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia 

                        Anupama Murthy 

Mycobacterium Chelonae causing pulmonary infection ‐ a case report 

                       Anupama Murthy 

Adverse effects of Aminoglycosides in children with drug‐resistant tuberculosis 

                     Ira Shah